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| Full name | Hamworthy United Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Hammers | ||
| Founded | 1970 | ||
| Ground | The County Ground,Hamworthy | ||
| Capacity | 2,000[1] | ||
| Manager | Mickey Hubbard | ||
| League | Wessex League Division One | ||
| 2024–25 | Wessex League Division One, 6th of 20 | ||
| Website | www.hamworthyunited.co.uk | ||
Hamworthy United Football Club is afootball club based inHamworthy, a suburb ofPoole,England. Formed in 1970 as a merger of Hamworthy and Trinidad Old Boys, they are currently members of theWessex League Division One and play at the County Ground. The club are affiliated to theDorset FA.
Hamworthy Football Club was established in 1926,[2] and were founder members of theDorset Combination in 1957.[3] Trinidad Old Boys joined the Dorset Combination in 1965.[4]
The two clubs merged in 1970 to form Hamworthy United, continuing in the Dorset Combination and playing at Hamworthy's County Ground.[5][2] They were Dorset Combination champions in 1976–77 and won the League Cup in 1989–90.[6] In 2002 the league was renamed theDorset Premier League, with Hamworthy going on to win the league in its first season under the new name. They retained the title the following season, also winning the league's Charity Shield, and were promoted to Division One of theWessex League.[6][5]
In theirfirst season in the Wessex League, Hamworthy won the League Cup, defeatingThatcham Town in the final.[2] They went on to win theDorset Senior Cup the following season with a 2–1 win overPoole Town in the final.[7] In 2006 Division One of the Wessex League was renamed the Premier Division.[5] They reached the final of the League Cup in 2008–09 and the Dorset Senior Cup in 2013–14, but lost in both matches.[6]
Hamworthy won the Wessex League Cup in2020–21, beatingUnited Services Portsmouth 3–1 in the final. The2021–22 season saw the club win the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One South of the Southern League. At the start of the2022–23 season they won the inaugural Wessex League Charity Shield, defeatingShaftesbury 2–0.[8] The club went on tofinish third in Division One South, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beatingEvesham United 3–0 in the semi-finals, they lost the final 2–0 toSholing. In October 2023 the club withdrew from the Southern League, stating that they would focus on their reserve team in the Dorset Premier League.[9]
Hamworthy moved to the County Ground in 1950.[2] A new grandstand was built in 1956 and opened byStanley Rous.[10] The ground became home to the new club after the 1970 merger.[2] In 2023 the grandstand was condemned after failing safety checks.[10]
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